Index of Persons

Search Tips

For best results, users are recommended to use the advanced search functions. Search results can also be improved by the use of the the following Boolean search characters:

Wildcard Characters:

Given the prevalence of variant spellings in names, using Wildcard Characters may help.

"?" can be inserted as a variant for any single character.

Thus a search for:

G?wargis  
returns results which contain either "Gewargis" or "Giwargis".

Similarly a search for:

M?r  
returns results which contain either "Mar" or "Mor".

"*" can be inserted as a variant for multiple characters or a truncated word.

Thus a search for:

Dayr*  
returns results for "Dayr" and "Dayro" and more.

Similarly a search for

Ab*  
returns results for "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "ʿAbda" and more.

Note: Because the sources we quote use a variety of transliteration formats, Syriaca.org ignores diacritics and punctuation in searching; for example, use of "ʿ" is not required to find results with this diacritical mark.

Fuzzy Search Character

Appending the character "~" after a word returns results for words that are close but not exact matches.

Thus a search for

Aba~  
returns results which contain "Aba" but also "Abi", "Saba", "Aha", and other words that are "fuzzy" matches for "Aba".

Exact Phrase Searches

To find an exact phrase, it should be enclosed in double quotes.

Thus

"ʿAbdishoʿ I"  
returns only one result with that exact phrase, while several results are found for the words "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "I".

Proximity Characters

To find two or more words which occur within a specified range of each other, one can append the character "~" followed by a number to an "Exact Phrase" search. This allows one to search for two or more words that occur within a specified distance of each other as defined by number of words.

Thus

"Jacob+Bishop"~2  
finds three results in which the words "Jacob" and "Bishop" occur within two words of each other: "Jacob , bishop of Nisibin", "Jacob, bishop of Phesilta", and "Jacob , bishop of ‛Ānah" while a simple search for "Jacob Bishop" returns many more results.

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Wahb ibn Muḥammad al-Kalwadhānī, Abū Ṣaqr — Names: Wahb ibn Muḥammad al-Kalwadhānī, Abū ṢaqrWahb ibn Muḥammad al-Kalwadhānī, Abū Ṣaqr, 4th/10th-c. officialURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2282
Wajīh al-Dīn al-Wāsiṭī, Abū Bakr al-Mubārak ibn Abī Ṭālib al-Mubārak ibn Abī l-Azhar Saʿīd Ibn al-Dahhān al-Ḍarīr — Names: Wajīh al-Dīn al-Wāsiṭī, Abū Bakr al-Mubārak ibn Abī Ṭālib al-Mubārak ibn Abī l-Azhar Saʿīd Ibn al-Dahhān al-ḌarīrWajīh al Dīn al Wāsiṭī Abū Bakr al Mubārak ibn Abī Ṭālib al Mubārak ibn Abī l Azhar Saʿīd Ibn al Dahhān al Ḍarīr...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2283
al-Walīd — Names: al-Walīdal-Walīd, poet (probably al-Walīd ibn ʿUbayd Allāh al-Buḥturī, d. 284/897)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2284
al-Walīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān — Names: al-Walīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwānal-Walīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān, sixth Umayyad caliph (`reg.` 86–96/705–715)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2285
Wallādah bint al-ʿAbbās ibn Jazʾ — Names: Wallādah bint al-ʿAbbās ibn JazʾWallādah bint al-ʿAbbās ibn Jazʾ, sister of Thumāmah al-ʿAbsī al-Qaʿqāʿī, wife of ʿAbd al-Malik ibn MarwānURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2286
al-Wāqidī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar — Names: al-Wāqidī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿUmaral-Wāqidī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar, historian (d. 207/822)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2287
al-Warrāq, Maḥmūd ibn Ḥasan — Names: al-Warrāq, Maḥmūd ibn Ḥasanal-Warrāq, Maḥmūd ibn Ḥasan (d. ca. 230/ 845), poet AⅠⅠ.URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2288
al-Washshā, Abū l-Ṭayyib Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad — Names: al-Washshā, Abū l-Ṭayyib Muḥammad ibn Aḥmadal-Washshā, Abū l-Ṭayyib Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, man of letters, grammarian and lexicographer (d. 325/937)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2289
Waṣīf the Turk — Names: Waṣīf the TurkWaṣīf the Turk, commander under al-MuʿtaṣimURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2290
al-Wāthiq bi-Allāh — Names: al-Wāthiq bi-Allāhal-Wāthiq bi-Allāh, ninth Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 227–232/842–47)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2292
Xenocrates — Names: XenocratesXenocrates, master of the Athens AcademyURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2293
Xenocrates of Aphrodisias — Names: Xenocrates of AphrodisiasXenocrates of Aphrodisias, 1st-c. AⅮ pharmacologistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2294
al-Yabrūdī, Abū l-Faraj Jirjīs [Jūrjis] ibn Yuḥannā ibn Sahl ibn Ibrahīm — Names: al-Yabrūdī, Abū l-Faraj Jirjīs [Jūrjis] ibn Yuḥannā ibn Sahl ibn Ibrahīmal-Yabrūdīal-Yabrūdī, Abū l-Faraj Jirjīs [Jūrjis] ibn Yuḥannā ibn Sahl ibn Ibrahīm, Christian physician from Damascus (d. ca. 450/1058)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2295
Yabūlūs — Names: YabūlūsYabūlūs, unidentified Roman kingURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2296
Yaḥyā al-Marwazī — Names: Yaḥyā al-MarwazīYaḥyā al-Marwazī (? = Abū Yaḥyā al-Marwazī), teacher of Abū Bishr MattāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2306
Yaḥyā ibn Abī Ḥakīm al-Ḥallājī — Names: Yaḥyā ibn Abī Ḥakīm al-Ḥallājīal-ḤallājīYaḥyā ibn Abī Ḥakīm al-Ḥallājī, personal physician of the caliph al-MuʿtaḍidURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2297
Yaḥyā ibn Abī Manṣūr — Names: Yaḥyā ibn Abī ManṣūrYaḥyā ibn Abī Manṣūr, astronomer (d. 216/ 832)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2298
Yaḥyā ibn al-Biṭrīq — Names: Yaḥyā ibn al-BiṭrīqYaḥyā ibn al-Biṭrīq, translator of philosophical works and medical author (d. ca. 200/815)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2300
Yaḥyā ibn Isḥāq — Names: Yaḥyā ibn IsḥāqYaḥyā ibn Isḥāq, physician in al-Andalus (active 300/912)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2301
Yaḥyā ibn Khālid ibn Barmak — Names: Yaḥyā ibn Khālid ibn BarmakYaḥyā ibn Khālid ibn Barmak, member of the Barmakid family (d. 190/806)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2302
Yaḥyā ibn Māsawayh — Names: Yaḥyā ibn MāsawayhYaḥyā ibn Māsawayh, 11th-c. writer on pharmacologyURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2303
Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd ibn Yaḥyā (Abū l-Faraj al-Anṭākī) — Names: Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd ibn Yaḥyā (Abū l-Faraj al-Anṭākī)Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd ibn Yaḥyā also known as Abū l Faraj al Anṭākī Christian physician and historian continuator of Saʿīd ibn al Biṭrīq ca...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2304
Yaḥyā ibn Yaḥyā — Names: Yaḥyā ibn YaḥyāYaḥyā ibn Yaḥyā, Known as Ibn al-SamīnahYaḥyā ibn Yaḥyā, known as Ibn al-Samīnah, physician from Cordova (d. 315/927)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2305
Yaḥyā ibn ʿAdī — Names: Yaḥyā ibn ʿAdīYaḥyā ibn ʿAdī, Christian philosopher and theologian (d. 363/974)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2299
Yandūn — Names: YandūnYandūn, servant of al-HādīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2307

Search Tips

For best results, users are recommended to use the advanced search functions. Search results can also be improved by the use of the the following Boolean search characters:

Wildcard Characters:

Given the prevalence of variant spellings in names, using Wildcard Characters may help.

"?" can be inserted as a variant for any single character.

Thus a search for:

G?wargis  
returns results which contain either "Gewargis" or "Giwargis".

Similarly a search for:

M?r  
returns results which contain either "Mar" or "Mor".

"*" can be inserted as a variant for multiple characters or a truncated word.

Thus a search for:

Dayr*  
returns results for "Dayr" and "Dayro" and more.

Similarly a search for

Ab*  
returns results for "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "ʿAbda" and more.

Note: Because the sources we quote use a variety of transliteration formats, Syriaca.org ignores diacritics and punctuation in searching; for example, use of "ʿ" is not required to find results with this diacritical mark.

Fuzzy Search Character

Appending the character "~" after a word returns results for words that are close but not exact matches.

Thus a search for

Aba~  
returns results which contain "Aba" but also "Abi", "Saba", "Aha", and other words that are "fuzzy" matches for "Aba".

Exact Phrase Searches

To find an exact phrase, it should be enclosed in double quotes.

Thus

"ʿAbdishoʿ I"  
returns only one result with that exact phrase, while several results are found for the words "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "I".

Proximity Characters

To find two or more words which occur within a specified range of each other, one can append the character "~" followed by a number to an "Exact Phrase" search. This allows one to search for two or more words that occur within a specified distance of each other as defined by number of words.

Thus

"Jacob+Bishop"~2  
finds three results in which the words "Jacob" and "Bishop" occur within two words of each other: "Jacob , bishop of Nisibin", "Jacob, bishop of Phesilta", and "Jacob , bishop of ‛Ānah" while a simple search for "Jacob Bishop" returns many more results.